Spelling-manual.



. No. 707,800. Patented Aug. 26, I902.

R. R. RIORDUN. SPELLING MANUAL.

(Applicafion filed Feb. 13, 1902.

(No Model.)

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UNTTED STATne PATENT OFFICE. I

ROBERT RAYMOND RIORDON, OF \VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO \VILLIAM ll. STOCKETT 8.1 CO., A FIRM CONSISTING OF WILLIAM E. STOCKETT AND CHARLES A; STOCKET'IXOF \VASI-IINGTON,

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

SPELLING-MANUALQ SPECIFICATIUN .t'ornxngof Letters Eatent No. 707,800, dated August 26, 1902.

Application iiledF'cbruary 1S, 1902. Serial No. 981957. llllo model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LROBERT RAYMOND RIoR- DON, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vashington, in the District of Columbia,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spelling-Manuals; and I do has for its object to produce a book designed to teach form, improve spelling, penmanship; neatness, to keep the years work intact, to

have at hand a list of words fromwhi eh the teacher may choose the frequently-misspelled words for review, to give to the parent an 0pportunity to examine all spelling tasks done at school, to enable supervisors to ascertain the progress made in spelling by each school,

and to strengthen thepupil byh'is having his weak Words constantly before him and all his papers at hand for general review."'In accomplishing this object I employ a book having ruled pages with central vertical-lines of perforations and provide a pocket on the back cover thereof. In use the dictated lesson is written by the pupil on the right or outer half of the page, which is then detached bytearing along the line of perforations and-deliv-' 7 lVhen the detached strip is returned to the pupil ered to the teacherto be corrected.

with the misspelled Words checked, these are to be correctly written in multiple by himonf the half of the page remaining in the book,

known as the stub, and the said detached strip is then to be filed in'the pocket at the back of the book.

WVith the above and other objects in view my invention further consists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts to be clearly described in the following speci fication and fully set forth in' the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate same parts throughout the several views, Figi'ts originabposition.

ure 1 is a plan View of my improved spellingmanual, showing the coveropened and the bound together in any suitable manner and each provided with a central vertical line of perforations 2, whereby the outer half of the sheet may readily be torn off in the form of a strip 3, leaving the remainder or stub 4 in A cover 5, of any desired material, extends over front and back of the body 1, and the back portion thereof is extended to form a flap 6, bent back upon itself part way to form a pocket 7 sufficiently large to receive the detached strips 3. The two members of the fiap 6 are connected at the top and bottom by any convenient fastening,'preferably by the T hook device 8, as shownin the drawings. This fastening is clenched to one member of the flap? and its :h'ooln'passes around the edge of the other lmemberjthereof, and thus serves to complete the pocket formation. The folded flap 6 is jwider than the strips 3, so that it may contain said strips in the pocket 7 and be turned inward against the cover-back, where it will ,lie between the cover and the body of the book.

i :NVith {the above description of the construction of my invention the method of its use will:now be understood. The spelling lesson'is dictated by the teacher, and the pupil writes the words on the detachable strip '3,'which' is then torn from the Slillbfl: along "theline'of perforations 2 and passed in to be corrected by the teacher. Nhenreturned to the pupil with all misspelled words checked, it becomes the duty ofthe pupil to Write the checked words correctly in multiple on the .stub from which the strip was torn,therebeing, preferably, some mark of identification common to both strip and stub, such as the When this is concluded,

date of the lesson.

the strip is filed in the pocket 7 for future reference. Thus it will be seen that besides possessing the advantages incident to ordinary written lessons this book providesfor the drilling of the pupil in the spelling of words with which he has difficulty and impresses them upon him by their being kept constantly in view. It furnishes a convenient means by'which' the teacher may select for review a list of words frequently misspelled. It carries home to the parent a knowledge of the work given by the teacher. and the efliciency with which it is performed by the child.

'5 It renders it possible toshow exactly the advancement of the class as'a Whole, and it preserves the yearswork intact to constitute a valuable aid to'the pupil in preparing for final review. I V

Having fully described my invention and the manner in which it is to be used, What I clailnasnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is+- I 1. A book consisting of a cover provided. at

' one edge with a pocket opening toward the central fold of the cover, a plurality of leaves permanently secured or bound at said central fold of the cover, and having a weakened line'parallel with the bound edge and approximately midway between the bound and free edges; the pocket of thecover being of a size to receive the half-leaves that may besevered, substantially as described.

, 2. A book consisting of a cover extended at one edge and folded to form a pocket, a

plurality ofleaves permanently secured or bound at the. central fold of the cover and having aweakened line approximately mid- Way between the edges; the pocket of the cover being of a size to receive the half-leaves that may be severed on said weakened line, substantially as described. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

g R. RAYMOND RIORDON.

Witnesses:

J. ALLEN RIORDON, Mrs. W. H. SPEISER. 

